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Audio_Geek_00 · Joined: 07 Aug 2014 Posts: 82 Location: SF Bay Area

A while back my 1252 had a board failure and a fan temp error that required a shotgun approach that I was unwilling to execute. CRT projectors are a labor of love and I wasn't willing to try to keep it going. I re-tubed it a year prior and enjoyed it while it lasted. But alas, I tried to find a home for it and it didn't happen, so the tubes and Moome card live on in another member's unit.
14 years of use. I got my money's worth. Parts are disappearing and and hard to come by. It was time to move on.
My first thinking was getting a used JVC or Sony unit to see what that tech was all about. I poked around and found a few options but never pulled the trigger.
At the end of 1018 the new JVC native 4k units caught my eye as they received good reviews. A youtube video an installer posted did a review of the 3 models. He liked the DLA-NX5 but said if you possibly can swing it get he DLA-NX7 as it was better and looked outstanding and you won't regret it.
He was right.
I have seen a well setup G-90 and my 1252 was not close. Had I stayed in the CRT realm I would have aspired to the G-90. Glad I didn't.
I wanted to thank all of the help I got from Curt and the members of this forum. It was quite the journey, learning how to set up and align and re-tube these work horses. I am forever grateful.
Tim

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Yup, it was a fun obsession. But it sure is nice to just turn it on and have a fabulous image with almost no fan noise, no drift, etc,

Audio_Geek_00 · Joined: 07 Aug 2014 Posts: 82 Location: SF Bay Area

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:01 pm Post subject:

Can't argue with any of the points for a positive of digital at this time. I may end up being the last one standing. haven't used my stack in over 3 months due to crap being stored in the theater room with our massive kitchen reno. Will be curious this weekend when I fire up the stack this weekend how far out of whack they are.

**kal** · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:56 pm Post subject:

Enjoy the digital! I switched in 2013 and haven’t had any regrets. Bought a (at the time) higher end JVC

Kal

jbltecnicspro · Joined: 23 Apr 2016 Posts: 512

**kal** · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:02 am Post subject:

Good luck! They're a lot cheaper now for sure.

Kal

jbltecnicspro · Joined: 23 Apr 2016 Posts: 512

**kal** · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:36 am Post subject:

On my 3rd bulb, almost 8000 hours in. Very stable, including colorimetry. Other than opening the iris every ~400 to maintain 14 ftL I’ve done nothing other than the initial calibration.

Kal

Tim in Phoenix · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 4409 Location: Phoenix

Curt sez:

"I may end up being the last one standing." In Vancouver maybe.........LOL

HaydnG90 · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 1356

I'm in no rush to ditch my G90. Gives me everything I want and more. Apart from one YA board component level repair and a replacement YA (bad IC421) its been rock solid for the past 14 years. Zero running costs since I have free electricity after 8pm. Currently at 3500hrs.

When I eventually retire and move back to Europe I'll replace the beast with 2-3 year old Sony 4K laser pj. Something along the lines of the VPL-VW995ES.

**kal** · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:13 pm Post subject:

Definitely. I wouldn't ditch the G90 either. I think most with good CRT projectors that go digital do so when they're required to due to various contraints or when parts fail and replacements can't be found. In my case I would not have had the ceiling room without a major restructuring of how we wanted to finish the ceiling (I didn't want to go there).

Kal

Zolzar · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 252

February will be two years since I replaced my NEC PG10 with a JVV RS40. The NEC is still in operation at my cousins house. I would have held onto it but floor mounting was my only option in my theater due to the low ceiling. My kids are now two and three and four days old. At a year old my oldest was using the PG as a jungle gym. Time To go. The RS40 fit perfectly with just enough headroom and sitting my budget. Coupled with a Radiance XE 3D I am very pleased with the image.....especially with the animated movies which at this point is the bulk of my viewing. On our sixth screening in three days of Toy Story 4 here on a gloomy day in NJ.

I did have replace the ballast board over the summer and paired that with a new bulb and we are rock solid for now.

Audio_Geek_00 · Joined: 07 Aug 2014 Posts: 82 Location: SF Bay Area

Audio_Geek_00 · Joined: 07 Aug 2014 Posts: 82 Location: SF Bay Area

Audio_Geek_00 · Joined: 07 Aug 2014 Posts: 82 Location: SF Bay Area

Tomwhite · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:48 pm Post subject:

Hey forum tom white here, I sat down with the digital for 2 years, setting up the Nec crt now and hope to be in the last man standing contest. Can't say anything bad about the digital though, it's just not as much fun. If the 4K digitalis become more affordable I'll probably get one,only problem is buy time that happens the 8 k pjs will be out, oh well the home theater dilemma, hope all is well, hey Kal can I get some info about how to post pics on the forum? Thanks tom.

**kal** · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:53 pm Post subject:

Hi Tom - To post pics add some text to the textbox and then click "go advanced" and use the fields near the bottom of the page called "Add an Attachment". More info in the FAQ as well: http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/faq.php

Kal

Tomwhite · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:22 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kal I'll have to take a stab at it when I get the Nec verged up, thanks for the help as usual, hope all is well. Tom.

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

I sold my CRTs to CJ a couple of years ago. I sold my Marantz DLP last year on ebay. I still have a JVC RS25, but I use my LG OLED most of the time.